While out in Cali last October, the Hold Steady recorded an acoustic in-store performance at Long Beach’s Fingerprints record store (also the recording site of a great Jenny Lewis release). The set was winnowed to a five-song EP, out 4/17. It includes Separation Sunday‘s “Cattle And The Creeping Things” before shifting into Boys And Girls cuts “Chips Ahoy,” “You Can Make Him Like You,” and “Citrus.”
They close the set by performing the punchline to Craig’s quip recalling a night at HiFi when, after 14 beers, Finn told bartender/bassist Galen that he’d like to “get into some high-end scotch,” to which Galen replied, “You Gotta Dance With Who You Came To Dance With.” And if you’re curious what the Hold Steady sound like acoustic: it involves lots of accordion. Hear it at Spinner.
[Pic from The Hold Steady's not-acoustic set at The Annex during CMJ '06.]
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Yes, a great “Jenny Lewis” release. Might as well call it a Blake Sennett release.
So Hipsters… have you all decided if you’re supposed to like this band or not? Last time the issue came up, it seemed you lot couldn’t make up your mind. (singular intentionally chosen over plural).
I love (love!) that some guy out there is reading Stereogum at 3:36 in the morning and is accusing OTHER readers of being “hipsters.”
I’m guessing that he also wears clunky, black-framed glasses, but only because they work well with his prescription and – SHUT UP, I WAS WEARING THEM BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE WAS!!! He was also really into Pitchfork before they got big and continues to read them daily to disagree with their reviews. Also, he likes Journey, but ALWAYS liked Journey and not in that lame, ironic, hipster way.